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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many letters had Finkel received from Knight by the time he received one final letter from him?

2. In what state do the events depicted in the text The Stranger in the Woods take place?

3. The parcel of land on which Knight's campsite sat contained how many acres in total?

4. How old was Hughes at the time he apprehended the hermit?

5. During Finkel's first visit to the jail, Knight lamented the fact that people expect him to "spout" what kind of "lines" (54)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the fact that when the police arrested Knight, he was wearing a pair of Lands' End size 38 jeans?

2. In what township was Knight arrested and why is this information significant?

3. Describe the physical location of Knight's campsite.

4. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?

5. How does Finkel go about portraying Sergeant Terry Hughes in a sympathetic light and for what purpose does he take this action?

6. What qualities does Central Maine have that Finkel says were conducive to Knight's life plan?

7. What were the contents of the final letter Knight sent to Finkel and what were Finkel's feelings about this final letter?

8. How does Finkel use historical allusions to shed further light on the case of the North Pond hermit?

9. Discuss an instance when Finkel uses a metaphor to communicate with the reader about an aspect of Knight's life.

10. Discuss one unsuccessful technique Finkel used in his efforts to connect with Christopher Knight, North Pond hermit.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Perform a biographical criticism of The Stranger in the Woods by researching Finkel's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Finkel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Finkel's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of The Stranger in the Woods.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Finkel’s messages regarding the influence that natural selection and other evolutionary processes have on human behavior, as depicted in The Stranger in the Woods.

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